EP0380666B2 - Element servant a maintenir le diametre interne de la cavite d'un organe tubulaire - Google Patents

Element servant a maintenir le diametre interne de la cavite d'un organe tubulaire Download PDF

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EP0380666B2
EP0380666B2 EP88908351A EP88908351A EP0380666B2 EP 0380666 B2 EP0380666 B2 EP 0380666B2 EP 88908351 A EP88908351 A EP 88908351A EP 88908351 A EP88908351 A EP 88908351A EP 0380666 B2 EP0380666 B2 EP 0380666B2
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Fumiaki Harada
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/82—Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/86—Stents in a form characterised by the wire-like elements; Stents in the form characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure
    • A61F2/88—Stents in a form characterised by the wire-like elements; Stents in the form characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure the wire-like elements formed as helical or spiral coils
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/95—Instruments specially adapted for placement or removal of stents or stent-grafts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L31/00—Materials for other surgical articles, e.g. stents, stent-grafts, shunts, surgical drapes, guide wires, materials for adhesion prevention, occluding devices, surgical gloves, tissue fixation devices
    • A61L31/02—Inorganic materials
    • A61L31/022—Metals or alloys
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2210/00—Particular material properties of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof
    • A61F2210/0014—Particular material properties of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof using shape memory or superelastic materials, e.g. nitinol
    • A61F2210/0023—Particular material properties of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof using shape memory or superelastic materials, e.g. nitinol operated at different temperatures whilst inside or touching the human body, heated or cooled by external energy source or cold supply
    • A61F2210/0042—Particular material properties of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof using shape memory or superelastic materials, e.g. nitinol operated at different temperatures whilst inside or touching the human body, heated or cooled by external energy source or cold supply using a fluid, e.g. circulating
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L2400/00—Materials characterised by their function or physical properties
    • A61L2400/16—Materials with shape-memory or superelastic properties

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  • a cylindrical body as an inner diameter retaining instrument is deformed to have a diameter smaller than the inner diameter of a tubular organ at a transformation temperature of a shape memory alloy constituting the cylindrical inner diameter retaining instrument or lower.
  • the cylindrical body is then fitted on an end balloon or the like of, e.g., a tubular organ expanding catheter, and is introduced to a desired position in the tubular organ.
  • the diameter of the cylindrical body is increased by the effect of an external force due to the expansion of the balloon or the like, thus retaining the inner diameter of the tubular organ.
  • the balloon is then caused to contract to extract the catheter.
  • the cylindrical body can be indwelled in the tubular organ.
  • a recovery catheter 60 for example, shown in Fig. 7 is used.
  • the recovery catheter 60 comprises a side hole 61 communicating with a main path 62 at its distal end portion.
  • the catheter 60 is guided to a stent indwelling portion in a tubular organ by a guide wire (denoted by reference numeral 67 in Fig. 5(C)) inserted in the main path 62.
  • a stent heating liquid is then supplied into the main path 62 through a sub-path 63 for liquid injection.

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Abstract

Elément servant à maintenir la cavité interne d'un organe tubulaire tel qu'un vaisseau sanguin, un canal alimentaire, la trachée, etc., dans un état d'extension déterminé. Cet élément présente une forme cylindrique ou essentiellement cylindrique et est constitué d'un alliage à mémoire de forme unidirectionnel, de sorte que le diamètre externe du cylindre à une température de distorsion thermique (p. ex. une température plus élevée que la température du corps humain) est plus petit que le diamètre interne de l'organe tubulaire destiné à le recevoir. Cet élément peut se déformer dans un état d'extension radiale à une température inférieure à celle du corps. On peut choisir une forme cylindrique arbitraire, telle qu'une forme de bobine, une forme à section spiralée, une forme présentant des fentes dans le sens de la longueur, un forme de filet, etc.

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  1. Instrument pour conserver un diamètre intérieur souhaité à la lumière (11) d'un organe tubulaire comprenant un élément cylindrique (10 ; 20 ; 30 ; 40) fait d'un alliage à mémoire de forme unidirectionnelle dont la température de transformation est supérieure à la température d'un corps vivant dans lequel doit être placé l'élément cylindrique, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément cylindrique (10 ; 20 ; 30 ; 40) peut être étiré radialement jusqu'audit diamètre intérieur souhaité par une force extérieure, à ladite température dudit corps vivant, et en ce que l'élément cylindrique étiré peut être contracté jusqu'à sa phase de base lorsqu'il est chauffé à ladite température de transformation, le diamètre extérieur dudit élément cylindrique contracté dans sa phase de base étant plus petit que ledit diamètre intérieur de la lumière (11) de l'organe tubulaire, en combinaison avec un cathéter à ballonnet d'implantation (50) ayant un ballonnet expansible (51) à son extrémité distale, avec ledit élément cylindrique placé dans un état contracté sur la surface extérieure du ballonnet, pour appliquer ladite force extérieure audit élément cylindrique (10 ; 20 ; 30 ; 40) et provoquer ladite expansion radiale dudit élément cylindrique, ledit ballonnet (51) communiquant avec un chemin (53) destiné à une solution d'expansion de ballonnet.
  2. Instrument selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit corps cylindrique est un corps (10) hélicoïdal.
  3. Instrument selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit corps cylindrique est un corps (20) ayant une section en spirale.
  4. Instrument selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit corps cylindrique est un corps tubulaire (30) ayant une fente dans sa direction longitudinale.
  5. Instrument selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit corps cylindrique est un corps (40) à mailles.
  6. Instrument selon la revendication 1 ou 5, dans lequel ledit corps cylindrique est constitué par un tissu fait d'un mince fil en alliage à mémoire de forme.
  7. Instrument selon l'une quelconque des précédentes revendications, dans lequel ledit alliage à mémoire de forme unidirectionnelle consiste en un alliage choisi dans le groupe formé par les alliages Ti-Ni, Cu-Al-Ni, et Cu-Zn-Al.
EP88908351A 1987-09-24 1988-09-22 Element servant a maintenir le diametre interne de la cavite d'un organe tubulaire Expired - Lifetime EP0380666B2 (fr)

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JP62237510A JPS6483251A (en) 1987-09-24 1987-09-24 Instrument for securing inner diameter of cavity of tubular organ
JP23751087 1987-09-24
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PCT/JP1988/000960 WO1989002755A1 (fr) 1987-09-24 1988-09-22 Element servant a maintenir le diametre interne de la cavite d'un organe tubulaire

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EP0380666B1 (fr) 1993-12-22
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